Latin America

UN Observer and FARC Rebels

Will Last Year’s Peace Treaty Survive, or Is the Past Prologue in Colombia? Will Last Year’s Peace Treaty Survive, or Is the Past Prologue in Colombia?

An interview with historian Robert Karl on the country’s violent demobilization.

Jun 22, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Mapuche march

This Indigenous Group Traveled 500 Miles Across Argentina to Deliver a Simple Message This Indigenous Group Traveled 500 Miles Across Argentina to Deliver a Simple Message

In the province of Río Negro, the Mapuche are engaged in the fight of their lives to protect their land.

Jun 19, 2017 / Brandon Jordan

Diplomatic Relations with Cuba

Normalization With Cuba Has Been a Smashing Success—but Trump Wants to Destroy It Normalization With Cuba Has Been a Smashing Success—but Trump Wants to Destroy It

Obama’s rapprochement has overwhelming support from Cuban-Americans, the US business community, and the Cuban people.

Jun 15, 2017 / Peter Kornbluh

President Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann

Remembering a Priest, a Diplomat, and a Voice for Palestine Remembering a Priest, a Diplomat, and a Voice for Palestine

Father Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann was a man who spoke truth to power and expected others to do the same.

Jun 15, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis and Richard Falk

Mexico-Guatemala Border

A Brutal Expulsion in Guatemala Shows How Neoliberalism Gets Greenwashed A Brutal Expulsion in Guatemala Shows How Neoliberalism Gets Greenwashed

Government and big media portray it as a conflict between squatters and conservationists, but it’s just as much about extraction, displacement, militarization, and narcotics.

Jun 8, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Cuba Embargo Lifted

Tell Your Senators: Don’t Let Donald Trump Take Our Cuba Policy Backwards Tell Your Senators: Don’t Let Donald Trump Take Our Cuba Policy Backwards

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would guarantee Americans the right to travel to Cuba.

Jun 8, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Tourism in Havana

Trump Threatens to Rescind Obama’s Cuba Engagement—and Activists Fight Back Trump Threatens to Rescind Obama’s Cuba Engagement—and Activists Fight Back

The advocacy community now includes travel agencies, airline and agricultural companies, and a growing number of politicians.

Jun 2, 2017 / Peter Kornbluh

Patrol in El Chorrillo

How the 1989 War on Manuel Noriega’s Panama Super-Charged US Militarism How the 1989 War on Manuel Noriega’s Panama Super-Charged US Militarism

It brought together neocons and realists in a warm-up act for the first Gulf War.

May 30, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Man on Fire in Caracas

Burning Man in Venezuela Burning Man in Venezuela

The man set on fire in Caracas might be the perfect symbol of the country’s runaway opposition.

May 26, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Puerto Rico May Day Strike

Puerto Rico’s Political and Economic Crisis Deepens Puerto Rico’s Political and Economic Crisis Deepens

This month has seen massive protests against austerity, bankruptcy proceedings, and the return of a prodigal hero.

May 24, 2017 / Ed Morales

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